Automatic time-controlled suggestion machine



Patented Nov. 1, 1932 1,886,358

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE A1013 3. SALIGEB. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC TIME-CONTROLLED SUGGESTION MACHINE Application filed October 20, 1928. Serial No. 313,748.

The invention relates to an automatic, timethereof, in which one simple embodiment of controlled, suggestion machine. the invention is shown:

The object of the invention is to provide an Referring to said drawing:

automatic means for utilizing thepsychologi- Fig. 1 is a front elevation; and

5 cal principle of impressing the unconscious Fig. 2 is a Wiring diagram, parts of the mind with suggestions during sleep, as it has mechanism being in plan and parts in elebeen proven that natural sleep is identical vatlon. with hypnotic sleep and that during natural In the drawing one simple form of a sound sleep the unconscious mind is most receptive I'epr0du c1ng mechanism is illus r t Said 10 to suggestions. mechanism being merely suggestive of many In accordance with the invention a sound Wh1ch can be employed for the purpose. The reproducing mechanism is provided which is lnventlon contemplates the use of any ofthe adapted to repeat at automatically preknown sound reproduc ng mechanisms. In determined intervals whatever suggestions addltlon to being used for reproducing pre are t i d on a h ti record us d vlously prepared phonetlc records the mechin o n ti ith id d' d anlsm mlght be ut1l1zed for recording a sound i g h i Th Sound reproducing record by the known method of substituting h ni i t d b it bl 1110- a recording stylus for the reproducmg stylus tor hi h y b d i f any d i 1n the sound box or reproducer of the mecha bl source f power d may b i iti ll t msm and providing a suitable sensitive wax up at the most advantageous peed for the record. would be deslrable t0 use the m8.- successful operation of the device. Means chllle 131118 way 1f a person Wanted to make are id d so th t th l i ill t thelr own records for suggestions instead of matically start from a given point on the uslng p e s y prepared records. phonetic record and likewise will cease at a g g n the drawlng the refgiven point. After I record has been erence numeral deslgnates a base 011 VYhlCh played, or that part of it which is desired to 18 m nted a par of standards 6 carrylng a be played, the sound reproducing mechanism pp g member is returned to its initial position and is ready The PR g member 7 has m n d On 30 for its next cycle of operation at the next prelts pp Slde a tulntable 8 P Whlch the d t i d i t L sound reproducing record 9 1s carried. Se-

A time-controlled mechanism is used in cured to h under slde of the supportmg conjunction with the sound reproducing melilber 7 1s a motor h motor 10 mechanism to accomplish the desired result. pre.emb1y slow speed electn? motor p p This time-controlled mechanism operates to Sprmg motor or any other sultable dmvmg start the driving means for the sound reproig figg gg gg 'turntable is secured to duclng mechanism and other suitable means the shaft 11 of the motor. In accordance with CQHtI'OHBd by the l reproducmg numerous well known methods a reduction 40 n1sm causes the drlving means to continue to gearing, governor and speed Control i ht operate until the sound reproducing means be i t d b t th motor 10 d t has completed its cycle of performance. table 8. However in the present invention The 1nvent1on will be further described in it i d med advisable to set; the driving the followingspecification and illustrated in means at the proper speed when the-device 46 the accompanying drawing forming a partis assembled.

played and said sound reproducing mech'a nism is returned to its initial playing posi tion.

2. An automatic time-controlled suggestion machine having, in combinatiommeans for supporting a sound reproducing record, a sound reproducer, a tone arm, an electric motor for driving said record supporting means, a clock mechanism electrically connected to said motor, means carried by the .minute hand of said clock mechanism for establishing electrical contacts at predetermined intervals to cause said motor to start,

, trically connected to said motor, means carand means carried by said tone arm to establish an electric contact and cause said motor to continue to operate until said sound reproducing record has been played and the tone arm has been returned to its initial position.

3. An automatic time-controlled suggestion machine having, in combination, a turntable for supporting a sound reproducing record, a sound reproducer adapted to traverse said record, a tone arm carrying said sound reproducer, an electric motor for driving said turntable, a clock mechanism elecried by the minute hand of said clock mechanism for establishing electrical contacts at predetermined intervals to cause said motor to start,means carried by said tone arm to establish an electric contact and cause said motor to continue to operate until said record has been played, and means for returning said sound reproducer and tone arm to their initial position so that said motor ceases to operate.

4:. An automatic time-controlled suggestion machine having, in combination, a turntable for supporting a sound reproducing record, a sound reproducer adapted to traverse said record. a tone arm carrying said sound reproducer, an electric motor for driving said turntable, a clock mechanism electrically connected to said motor, a spring finger carried by the minute hand of said clock mechanism for establishing electrical contacts at predetermined intervals to cause said motor to start, a finger carried by said tone arm to cooperate with a fixed contact and establish an electric circuit to cause sald motor to continue to operate until said record has been played, said spring finger carried by the minute hand maintaining its electric circuit until the finger carried by the tone arm establishes its electric circuit, and means for returning said sound reproducer and tone arm to their initial position at which time the finger carried by the tone arm moves away from its fixed contact so that said motor ceases to operate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALOIS B. SALIGER.

Nov. 8, 1932. A. T. BOLTON 1,885,370

COMPUTING DEVICE Filed May 51, 1928 I ANSBWER s hay Z ATTORNEYS. 

